February 6, 2008

News Analysis: Bob Knight Era Helped Spawn New Level of Control in College Sports

By Brad Wolverton

When Bob Knight resigned as men's basketball coach at Texas Tech University on Monday, many people called it the end of an era in college sports. After 42 years kicking and screaming at players, tormenting referees, and clashing with administrators, the biggest bully in the game was gone.

But some of the qualities that Coach Knight brought to the profession—particularly his obsession with controlling every aspect of his program—are firmly entrenched in the next generation

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